Scotland

England launched the Eddie Jones era by emerging from a tricky RBS 6 Nations opener against Scotland at Murrayfield with a 15-9 victory founded on a dominant second half.

England's RBS 6 Nations clash with Scotland will reach a new frontier when British astronaut Tim Peake tunes in to Saturday's Calcutta Cup match from space.

In our latest 'Emerging Talent' article, we spoke Loughborough Students player Ben Christie on his choice to play for Scotland, despite being born England ahead of the U20 Six Nations Championships.

Scotland skipper Greig Laidlaw risked re-living the Dark Blues' painful World Cup exit by watching a re-run of the controversial defeat to Australia - but instead came away with a new sense of hope.

John Barclay admits he feared his Scotland career had been killed off for a second time after missing out on last year's World Cup.

Edinburgh have been handed a significant boost ahead of their Guinness Pro12 clash with Cardiff Saturday's after Cornell Du Preez and Neil Cochrane both agreed to extend their time in the Scottish capital.

The U20 Six Nations is a tournament growing in popularity and offers plenty for fans to watch out for while its senior counterpart also takes place.

Scotland duo Adam Ashe and Alex Dunbar have been sent home to Glasgow after both were ruled out of the Dark Blues' RBS 6 Nations opener with England.

The Rugby World Cup may have ended in misery for the European nations but the Six Nations is finally here and, thankfully, it can’t be won by a southern hemisphere nation.

Greig Laidlaw has insisted Scotland "can't go looking" to wind up Dylan Hartley - but refused to rule out benefiting from the new England captain's clouded disciplinary history.

Elliot Daly was one of ten players sent back to their clubs on Tuesday, in a move that virtually guarantees Jonathan Joseph will start England's RBS Six Nations opener against Scotland in the number 13 shirt.

Scotland have added forwards Hamish Watson and Alex Allan to their pre-RBS 6 Nations camp.

Scottish rugby seems to have been turned on its head recently...

Glasgow centre Richie Vernon has undergone shoulder surgery and faces a battle to return to action before the end of the season.

Scotland head coach Vern Cotter has named uncapped props Zander Fagerson and Rory Sutherland in his 35-man squad for the RBS 6 Nations.

Edinburgh scrum-half Sam Hidalgo-Clyne has signed a contract extension to keep him in Scotland's capital for the next two seasons.

Edinburgh capitalised on the late change of venue for the second leg of the 1872 Cup to beat Glasgow Warriors 14-11 and retain their hold on the Scottish title.

Winger Tim Visser is set to miss Scotland's first three RBS 6 Nations fixtures having been injured whilst appearing for club side Harlequins.

Edinburgh sent Glasgow packing empty-handed from the capital for the second season running as the Gunners took a step towards reclaiming the 1872 Cup with a 23-11 first-leg win.

Glasgow Warriors have signed 22-year-old scrum-half Ali Price on a professional contract.